Finance and Risk Management Leader

1 day ago


Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom DS Smith Full time

About DS Smith

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We are a leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. Our Finance team plays a pivotal role in guiding the company's growth trajectory through meticulous financial analysis and foresight.

As an experienced Senior Internal Audit Manager, you will join our small and friendly Internal Audit team at DS Smith. This is a fabulous opportunity for the right candidate to be part of shaping the business processes and support integration planning with the wider business.

You will build annual risk-based internal audit plans to provide independent assurance regarding risk management, governance, and internal audit controls. You will deputise in the absence of the Head of Internal Audit in management meetings, liaising with senior leaders in the Finance team, and run the day-to-day team.

This role involves working with cross-functional management teams across the business, leveraging efficiencies and streamlining the evaluation and monitoring of internal controls. You will deal with corporate functions and site teams, SOX, financial and operational audits. This is both an assurance and advisory role, often operating in a consultative manner to the European business.

This role will also manage junior members of the Internal Audit team, providing coaching and development to ensure growth and career progression. The role supports various sites within Europe, and so given its international nature, you will enjoy travelling and collaborating with internal colleagues and external partners.

About You
  • Proven experience of working in a finance, compliance, or internal audit leadership role or similar.
  • Proven experience in leading and managing a team is desirable.
  • Experienced SOX in an auditing and advisory capacity is desirable.
  • A practical mindset to get beneath a finding to consider and present wider context and implications, to provide value and advice that comes from thorough understanding.
  • Flexible thinking and ability to adapt to change such as to emerging and changing business needs, or to find better ways of doing things.
  • Effective communication and high-quality written reporting skills – the Group’s core language is English.
  • The ability to influence and confidently communicate and engage with a variety of stakeholders.
  • Able to work independently but also comfortable building strong working relationships with colleagues and partners around the business.
  • Willingness to travel.
  • European language skills highly advantageous.

Estimated Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum

Benefits
  • Competitive salary.
  • Discretionary bonus.
  • Car allowance.
  • Private Medical.
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection.
  • Sharesave scheme.
  • Salary sacrifice electric car scheme.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Employee Discounts.
  • Cycle to work scheme.


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